50 Successful Harvard Medical School Essays

50 Successful Harvard Medical School Essays

Author: Staff of the Harvard Crimson

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Published: 2020-05-05

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 125024448X

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Fifty all-new essays that got their authors into Harvard Medical School, including MCAT scores, showing what worked, what didn’t, and how you can do it too. Competition to get into the nation’s top medical schools has never been more intense. Harvard Medical School in particular draws thousands of elite applicants from around the world. As admissions departments become increasingly selective, even the best and brightest need an edge. Writing a personal statement is a daunting part of the application process. In less than 5,300 characters, applicants must weave together experiences and passions into a memorable narrative to set them apart from thousands of other applicants. While there is no magic formula for writing the perfect essay, picking up this book will put them on the right track. 50 Successful Harvard Medical School Essays is the first in a new line of books published by the Staff of the Harvard Crimson. It includes fifty standout essays from students who successfully secured a spot at Harvard Medical School. Each student has a unique set of experiences that led them to medicine. Each essay includes analysis by Crimson editors on essay qualities and techniques that worked, so readers can apply them to their own writing. This book will aid applicants in composing essays that reveal their passion for medicine and the discipline they will bring to this demanding program and profession. It will give them the extra help they need to get into the best medical school programs in the world.


50 Successful Harvard Application Essays

50 Successful Harvard Application Essays

Author: Harvard Crimson

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1999-07-02

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780312206475

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This helpful collection of successful samples completed by Harvard students, compiled by the student-run newspaper, "The Harvard Crimson, " analyses each essay to point out effective and diverse ways to write an essay and the common pitfalls to avoid.


55 Successful Harvard Law School Application Essays

55 Successful Harvard Law School Application Essays

Author: Staff of the Harvard Crimson

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2007-06-26

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9780312366117

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Here, 55 of the successful applicants to Harvard Law School share the essays that helped them make the cut. Each is analyzed by the staff of the "Harvard Crimson" and accompanied by no-nonsense advice to help readers craft their own winning essays.


How They Got Into Harvard

How They Got Into Harvard

Author: Staff of the Harvard Crimson

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2005-09

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0312343752

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Describes the individual admissions process of fifty students accepted to the prestigious university, sharing strategies for identifying key talents, submitting the perfect application package, and improving networking skills.


55 Successful Harvard Law School Application Essays

55 Successful Harvard Law School Application Essays

Author: Staff of the Harvard Crimson

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2014-07-08

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1250047234

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"Harvard Law School is the premier law school in America. It as well as other top schools draw thousands of applicants from the best colleges and best companies from around the world. As the admissions departments become more and more selective every year, the competition becomes even fiercer, and even the best and brightest need an edge. 55 Successful Harvard Law School Application Essays is the best book for anyone looking for that edge. Through the most up-to-date sample essays from the Harvard Law School students who made the cut and the most insightful critiques advice from the staff at The Harvard Crimson, it teaches applicants how to: * Stand out * Argue their case effectively * Arrange their accomplishments for maximum impact * Avoid common pitfalls 55 Successful Harvard Law School Application Essays guides applicants toward writing essays that reveal their passion for the law, the discipline they bring to this demanding profession, and the strength of character they possess for the ethical and moral challenges that lie ahead. The no-nonsense advice and all new essays give applicants all the help they'll need to write the essays that will get them in to the best law schools in the world"--


College Essays that Made a Difference

College Essays that Made a Difference

Author: Princeton Review (Firm)

Publisher: Princeton Review

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780375427855

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Presents examples of 104 real essays by college hopefuls, along with advice from admission officers from top universities on what they look for when evaluating essays and applicants.


Graduate Admissions Essays, Fifth Edition

Graduate Admissions Essays, Fifth Edition

Author: Donald Asher

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 2024-07-16

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 198486355X

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The fully updated fifth edition of the go-to guide for crafting winning essays for any type of graduate program or scholarship, including PhD, master's, MD, JD, Rhodes, and postdocs, with brand-new essays and the latest hot tips and secret techniques. Based on thousands of interviews with successful grad students and admissions officers, Graduate Admissions Essays deconstructs and demystifies the ever-challenging application process for getting into graduate and scholarship programs. The book presents: Sample essays in a comprehensive range of subjects, including some available from no other source: medical residencies, postdocs, elite fellowships, academic autobiographies, and more! The latest on AI, the GRE, and diversity and adversity essays. Detailed strategies that have proven successful for some of the most competitive graduate programs in the country (learn how to beat 1% admissions rates!). How to get strong letters of recommendation, how to get funding when they say they have no funding, and how to appeal for more financial aid. Brand-new sample supplemental application letters, letters to faculty mentors, and letters of continuing interest. Full of Dr. Donald Asher's expert advice, this is the perfect graduate application resource whether you're fresh out of college and eager to get directly into graduate school or decades into your career and looking for a change.


65 Successful Harvard Business School Application Essays

65 Successful Harvard Business School Application Essays

Author: Dan Erck

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2004-09

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780312334482

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The staff of the "Harbus," the Harvard Business School's newspaper, presents essays that got their writers into the #1 business shool in the nation, with tips to help readers do that same at Harvard--or elsewhere.


50 Yale Admission Success Stories

50 Yale Admission Success Stories

Author: Yale Daily News Staff

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Published: 2020-03-17

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 1250248809

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From the students at the Yale Daily News, a book that highlights the essays that got students into Yale University, helping high school seniors get into the school of their choice The competition to get into a top-tier school becomes more and more fierce every year. Parents and students are searching for the best advice, and the final question they ask after joining clubs in high school and keeping the grades up is: How do I write a winning essay? 50 Yale Admission Success Stories and the Essays that Made Them Happen shows college applicants how to do exactly that, showcasing the Common App essays that got students into Yale, in addition to Yale-specific application essays and other supplemental aspects of the Yale application, like short statements and short answers. But this book does more than just show students what kind of essays got college students through the door; it profiles each student who contributed to the collection and puts those essays into context. We meet Edgar Avina, a political science major from Houston who worked odd jobs to support his family, who immigrated from Mexico. Madeleine Bender, a New York City native, is a "jack of all trades" who writes for the Daily News, plays clarinet for a concert band, and majors in both Classics and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. These profiles set this book apart from other college essay books, reminding students that in order to write a strong essay, you must be yourself and understand how the university you're applying to will help you make your greatest dreams into a reality.